Community school · Sandwell

Ferndale Primary School

3–11Ages
551Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103982URN

Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Sandwell median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sandwell

126 applications for 60 places · 34th of 86 in Sandwell

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 30 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

30 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
29 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Sandwell median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

126 applications · 60 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.9
2025 1.7; Sandwell median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Sandwell median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Sandwell median median 1.6
2018 1.6; Sandwell median median 1.6
2017 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.7
2016 1.9; Sandwell median median 1.7
2015 2.0; Sandwell median median 1.6
2014 1.8; Sandwell median median 1.6

This school
Sandwell median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	126	2.1	50	0.83
Sep 2025	57	98	1.7	48	0.84
Sep 2024	59	112	1.9	56	0.95
Sep 2023	57	104	1.8	52	0.91
Sep 2022	42	59	1.4	26	0.62
Sep 2021	71	97	1.4	65	0.92
Sep 2020	68	95	1.4	56	0.82
Sep 2019	62	128	2.1	69	1.11
Sep 2018	67	106	1.6	59	0.88
Sep 2017	74	133	1.8	71	0.96
Sep 2016	65	122	1.9	57	0.88
Sep 2015	68	137	2.0	61	0.90
Sep 2014	83	148	1.8	79	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 68% · Maths 71% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%32nd of 84 in Sandwell

Sandwell 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Sandwell 77% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Sandwell 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Sandwell 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Sandwell 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Sandwell 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Sandwell 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sandwell median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	14%	107	106
2023/24	46%	3%	103	101
2022/23	50%	6%	103	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ferndale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hamstead Primary School
0.7 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2021

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holy Name Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Sandwell

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place
Grove Vale Primary School
1.1 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Calshot Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Whitecrest Primary School
1.3 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Dorrington Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Beeches Primary School
1.9 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

63%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103982 · 333/2177
Capacity: 678 pupils · 551 on roll
Free school meals: 32.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ferndale Avenue, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 5QF
Local authority: Sandwell

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources